Oliver Twist (1909 film) explained

Oliver Twist
Director:J. Stuart Blackton
Producer:J. Stuart Blackton
Starring:Edith Storey
Country:United States
Language:silent film
English intertitles

Oliver Twist is a 1909 American film and the first film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist.[1] It starred Edith Storey as Oliver Twist, Elita Proctor Otis as Nancy, and William J. Humphrey as Fagin.[2] It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

The film was made by Vitagraph Studios and marketed with emphasis on the participation of Elita Proctor Otis, who was said to have made the role of Nancy "famous throughout the world".[3]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alan Goble. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 8 September 2011. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-11-095194-3. 893.
  2. Web site: Oliver Twist (1909). https://web.archive.org/web/20171220190933/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c00ce1e. dead. December 20, 2017. BFI. 13 October 2019.
  3. Book: Richard DeCordova. Picture Personalities: The Emergence of the Star System in America. 2001. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-07016-7. 41.